九年级英语unit 13 section A 3a 3b.pptVIP

unit 13 we are trying to save the earth sectionA(3a--3b) (1) Have you ever seen a shark?(2) What do you know about sharks? Shark’s fins（鱼鳍） 5. Environment protection groups around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “finning”. 世界各地的环境保护组织，如野生救援协会和世界自然基金会，都在教育公众有关“猎翅”的行为。 1) 句中fin本为名词，指 “鱼鳍”。此句中的finning由动词化的fin（割鲨鱼鳍以获取鱼翅）的-ing形式转化而成，指课文中所陈述的 “猎翅”这一行为。 2) WildAid和WWF组织 WildAid（美国野生救援协会）是保护野生动物及栖息地环境的一个非盈利性的机构，1999年注册成立，其宗旨是保护及救助世界范围内的野生动物；WWF（世界自然基金会）英文全称为World Wide Fund for Nature，成立于1961年，是享有国际盛誉，全球最大的独立性非政府环境保护组织之一。 Practice (3b) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. 1. Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark ______ they enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup. 2. Sharks are at the top of the food chain, ____ if their numbers drop, the ocean’s ecosystem will be in danger. 3. Many think that sharks are too strong to be endangered, _____ they are wrong. 4. _________ there are no scientific studies to support this, a lot of people believe that shark fins are good for health. 5. Sharks may disappear one day ___ we do not do something to stop the sale of shark fins. keys: 1.when 2.so 3.but 4. although 5.if * Save the Sharks Why shark fin soup, cut off fins, cruel, harmful to environment, bring danger to all ocean life, the numbers have fallen How environmental protection groups, WildAid, WWF, develop laws, stop the sale, scientific studies Where shark fin soup is popular Number of sharks caught and traded every year How much the numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen in the last 20 to 30 years Two environmental groups which are against “finning” in southern China around 70 million over 90 percent WildAid and the WWF 3a Read the passage about sharks and complete the fact sheet below. Read Paragraph 2 carefully Because sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. Although sharks are at the top of the food chain, people ______ their fins and eat ____________